DocumentCode
3009562
Title
Expansion of distribution automation with communicating faulted circuit indicators
Author
Smallwood, Cameron ; Lattner, Michael ; Gardner, Ted
Author_Institution
United Cooperative Services, Inc., Cleburne, TX, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
10-13 April 2011
Abstract
United Cooperative Services has a long history of incorporating distribution automation into its electric utility distribution operations. With the advent of new communications options and improved Faulted Circuit Indicator technology, United has embarked on an expansion of its distribution automation plans to incorporate communicating Faulted Circuit Indicators to improve system reliability.
Keywords
indicators; power distribution faults; power distribution planning; power distribution reliability; distribution automation expansion; faulted circuit indicator technology; system reliability; Automation; Circuit faults; Intelligent sensors; Servers; Switches; Training; AFCI; Automated Faulted Circuit Indicator; Cellular Communication; DA; Distribution Automation; FCI; Faulted Circuit Indicator; SCADA; Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Rural Electric Power Conference (REPC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Chattanooga, TN
ISSN
0734-7464
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-057-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/REPCON.2011.5756717
Filename
5756717
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